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On This Day In History - January 8: Pioneering From Gould, Charlton, Konrads & Darnyi Down Under

Timeline - The SOS Daily Trawl of World long-course records set this day throughout history

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by Craig Lord
On This Day In History - January 8: Pioneering From Gould, Charlton, Konrads & Darnyi Down Under
Shane Gould (SwimSketch for State of Swimming
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John Konrads AUS

The Last Lap Of Legend John Konrads Is Done: World Swimming Mourns Passing Of Aussie Distance Great At 78
Obituary - World swimming is mourning the passing John Konrads (21 May 1942 – 25 April 2021), the Australian Olympic and Commonwealth Champion who passed away at the age of 78

Shane Gould AUS

Shane Gould & The Five-Medal Feat Never Matched In The 50 Years Since Her Olympic Epic At Munich 1972
“Shane was like a high-decibel concert that had such an impact, it left your ears ringing. But it left you still humming the tunes long after it came to an end” - Mike Wenden. This file forms part of our coverage of the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Games, all bound for our archive
FORUM: A Review Of ‘Reform’; & My Day Out In London, 1971, When Gould Matched Fraser & Moras Passed Meyer
Is the reform process on track & how’s the Integrity Unit going? We start the trawl; Timeline - WR’s set this week throughout history - what I saw when I was 8 on a day out in London; & the AAU joins our list of candidates for the History of Swimming in 100 Objects and Organisations

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